Tag Archives: Google

Thus spoke the Oracle

Posted on August 21, 2010 by Arthur

The biggest news in IT happened a couple of weeks ago, when Oracle filed a lawsuit against Google (reddit discussion), in which it claims that: “Google knowingly, directly and repeatedly infringed Oracle’s Java-related intellectual property. Android (including without limitation the … Continue reading →

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Wave

Posted on November 29, 2009 by Arthur

I suspect that Google Wave is going public really soon now. I signed up for Wave a couple of months ago but got an invitation via Alfons. Just a couple of hours ago, I received my official invitation. How about … Continue reading →

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The Googles

Posted on January 31, 2009 by Arthur

I think some kind of rollout of Google’s ‘warning harmful site ahead’ feature went amuck this morning. Please refrain from clicking the link that says ‘This site..’: it’s inaccessible because I suppose everybody in the world is trying to find … Continue reading →

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Morething

Posted on September 6, 2008 by Arthur

Earlier, we were out in Saint John to check out a couple things for things that needed to be done for things in the house-thing. You know, things. So while we were trotting through town, we were surprised how thick … Continue reading →

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Know. Knol.

Posted on July 29, 2008 by Arthur

Last week, Google opened their ‘Knol’ site for the general public: It’s a knowledgebase and it’s targeting the other knowledgebase we learnt to hate and love, Wikipedia. The web itself is divided in the (usual) camps: Love it and Hate … Continue reading →

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Find what

Posted on May 12, 2008 by Arthur

This weekend, I was surprised to see that Google Maps now also shows photos shot at locations (example): these photos are coming from a new service from Google, Panoramio. The site is very beta-ish, but seeing Google’s weight behind this, … Continue reading →

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Android

Posted on November 12, 2007 by Arthur

I noticed that Google has released their Android SDK, which is an attempt to break open the cellphone market. There are a couple of exciting things to mention but the most important is that Google has adopted Webkit, you know … Continue reading →

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Footprint

Posted on November 8, 2007 by Arthur

I was able to play around with a beta of the upcoming Firefox 3 (which is scheduled for release this year, according to the roadmap) and was a bit underwhelmed mostly because it drags. I was an early adopter of … Continue reading →

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Das Assortiment

Posted on October 25, 2007 by Arthur

Assorted links, noteworthy and that: Just last week, an EA executive said that rivaling console makers should concentrate on making a single gaming platform. According to him, incompatible consoles made life harder for both developers and customers. Not surprising, the … Continue reading →

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